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Watch: The Many Reasons Why Bars Suck

Listen, it’s not that we don’t like drinking (we do!). And it’s not even that we don’t like bars (we do!). It’s just that these days our watering holes are all too often manned by pretentious bartenders pouring their pretentious cocktails—what’s wrong with Bud Light anyway?—over pretentious ice. In the latest episode of "You’re Doing It Wrong," John Elerick explains why those bars truly suck and how they could be better. As a bonus, Elerick tells us why self-serve wine bars are actually the best.

Check back every Wednesday as John Elerick helps you figure out what else you’re doing wrong (and, maybe, some things you’re doing right).